Democracy Is More Than a Ballot Box: A Note for Nonprofits and Movements

With municipal elections happening across the country, I’ve been thinking about how nonprofits and social movements work with politicians, and how much of that relationship has very little to do with election day.

Black Faces, White Systems

Written by Paul Taylor, Co-founder of Evenings & Weekends Consulting, and teacher at Simon Fraser University.

Black Faces, White Systems

Written by Paul Taylor, Co-founder of Evenings & Weekends Consulting, and teacher at Simon Fraser University.

Sometimes it’s important to pause and reflect on changes that we have seen or been a part of. There was a time, not all that long ago, when many workplace nonprofit practices now increasingly seen as reasonable, humane, or even necessary were dismissed as absolutely unrealistic. Examples of this include pay transparency, liveable wages, paid interviews, and the 4-day work week.

Fractional Leadership for Nonprofits: Building Capacity Without Losing Your Values

There’s a unique kind of trust that builds when you’ve worked alongside someone across chapters of your life—through different roles, different pressures, different kinds of wins and setbacks.

What can look like discontent is often career misalignment.

Three lessons learned that we'll hold close for 2026.

Music that inspires our team to dream new futures of support and solidarity.